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Download Solution PDFExamine the following statements about AIIMS:
A. The Government of India sanctioned one 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences' (AIIMS) for Telangana.
B. The Union Goverment will release funds for the establishment of AIIMS in Telangana from the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
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- The Government of India sanctioned one 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences' (AIIMS) for Telangana.
- The Union Government will release funds for the establishment of AIIMS in Telangana from the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
- AIIMS is a group of autonomous public medical colleges of higher education.
- The aim of establishing AIIMS is to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable and reliable tertiary healthcare services.
Additional Information
- Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
- Launched in 2003 by the Government of India.
- Aim: To correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services.
- Implementation: Establishing AIIMS-like institutions and upgrading existing Government Medical Colleges.
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
- AIIMS are a group of autonomous public medical colleges of higher education.
- These institutions are declared by Act of Parliament as Institutes of National Importance.
- The first AIIMS was established in New Delhi in 1956.
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